So I have done about 7 kits now and I think I may be ready to take the plunge albeit limited into AG brewing. I have already made myself a 5 gallon cooler mash tun with stainless braid. I have read Edworts recipe and it looks like a good cantidate for a first try at AG.
I do have a few questions on the process though. Using my cooler mash tun are these the right steps.
1. Load crushed grain into mash tun
2. Heat 3 gallons strike water to 165 degrees
3. Add water to cooler and let sit for 60 minutes stirring occasionally
3a. Begin heating sparge water to 150 degrees
4. Get a large pitcher and vorhlauf the first few run offs back into the top of the mash tun.
5. Drain the contents of the mash tun into boil kettle (do i start bringing to a boil now?)
6. Add in the remaining 3.5 gallons of sparge water into the tun (do I again vorhlauf the run off a few times?)
7. Drain the contents of the cooler into the boil kettle.
Then from there normal brewing steps. Im pretty sure I have some of this wrong but figure its good to sort this out now before brewing day.
I do have a few questions on the process though. Using my cooler mash tun are these the right steps.
1. Load crushed grain into mash tun
2. Heat 3 gallons strike water to 165 degrees
3. Add water to cooler and let sit for 60 minutes stirring occasionally
3a. Begin heating sparge water to 150 degrees
4. Get a large pitcher and vorhlauf the first few run offs back into the top of the mash tun.
5. Drain the contents of the mash tun into boil kettle (do i start bringing to a boil now?)
6. Add in the remaining 3.5 gallons of sparge water into the tun (do I again vorhlauf the run off a few times?)
7. Drain the contents of the cooler into the boil kettle.
Then from there normal brewing steps. Im pretty sure I have some of this wrong but figure its good to sort this out now before brewing day.